The Senior Employment & Job Assistance program helps adults age 55 and older find jobs. A special effort is made to train job seekers for jobs that directly benefit other older people.

1. Employment & Job Training
2. Employment Resource Program – 1.800.447.4221
3. Illinois Employment Security website has a tool which automatically selects and matches the best qualified job seekers with the most suitable employers.
4. Senior Employment Assistance
5. Website for Social Security & Older Workers with Disabilities
6. Check our Resource Guide on Aging to find agencies, by county, which provide other services.

Staff of the Egyptian AAA respond to requests from older persons for information and make referrals including employment assistance, job training, job listing, and develop volunteer opportunities for older adults especially with agencies which serve younger generations.

For retirees, there are a host of activities with which to become involved. Returning to the job market in a part-time position may require some job retraining but retirees have proven to better motivated and more conscientious workers due to a lifetime of working experience. These are positive traits which most employers seek in their workforce.

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